Jesus is our chief priest. Was he married? NO. Why? Go figure

Should change their name to 'Redeemed Commercialised Church of Gawd'

@ REALTRUTH

See, they even have a double standard thang   may be RCCG have double standard doctrine as well   who knows  

@ noetic

the only 'holiness' the RCCG emphasizes is $$$money money money$$$ been there done that, i know their crap!!  

RCCG is a brand. There u have it!

U lied when u called Jesus a liar!!

Oh boy, the 'the super human' talk again i tried to understand u, joagbaje, budda, i could'nt. May be we all need superman, batman, spiderman or the like to make us understands your 'belief' in a super-market way

They always think that it is 'greener' at the other side. Depends on how 'green' u want it to be

Whatever u do to get or live there, make sure u do it LEGALLY

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Religious affinity fraud continues, And swindlers who prey upon people of their own religion come in all denominations. 'They' often got on their knees and prayed with their victims to gain their trust.

This happened in 2005

Preacher accused in $9M church affinity pyramid scam

By ERRIN HAINES - ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

02/05 - ROME, Ga. -- The Rev. Abraham Kennard shared his dream of a string of Christian resorts with a few of his fellow black ministers. They told a few more. And the few more told a few more. And they all told their flocks.

Soon, congregations nationwide - many with only a few dozen members - were holding fish fries, sponsoring cake walks and throwing carnivals to raise the $3,000 they needed to invest in Kennard's company.

For their small investment, the faithful were assured, they would eventually get their money back more than 100 times over - up to $500,000 in a grant or a forgivable loan. What they actually got, prosecutors say, is duped.

Kennard, 46, was charged with bilking nearly $9 million from 1,600 churches in 41 states in just over a year. His month-long trial on 132 counts - from money laundering to tax evasion to mail fraud - ended Thursday and his fate now lies with a jury, which was scheduled to begin deliberations Friday.

The government argued that the charismatic Kennard took advantage of the nation's tight network of black churches to launch a fast-growing pyramid scheme.

"I know you can see clearly it was a scheme, all right. And for some 1,600 churches, it was a nightmare," prosecutor David McClernan told jurors during closing arguments.

Kennard, who represented himself, countered he's not guilty of anything.

"It's not a law against riding in a Cadillac if you don't want to ride in a Volkswagen," Kennard said in his opening remarks.

Kennard, prosecutors say, represented his Network International Investment Corp., based in Wildwood near the Georgia-Tennessee border, as a $25 million business with more than $100 million in investments.

About three-quarters of the investments would be used to build resorts and the rest would go back to the churches that paid the $3,000 fee. But the resorts were never built and, in most cases, the money was never paid out. The churches saw their big plans - for expansions, outreach programs, drug rehabilitation classes - dashed.

A sharply dressed Kennard criss-crossed the country on private jets and in limousines with a flashy promotional video in hand. But it was faith that sold Kennard's brethren on the deal. They in turn told their friends, nephews, cousins, brothers and, most importantly, fellow pastors.

"It wasn't about ignorance. It was about trust," said the Rev. James Cane of Victory Worship Center in Birmingham, Ala., one of several pastors who testified against Kennard.

"It was like a domino effect," added the Rev. Willie Robbins of the Greater Cathedral Worship Center in Nashville, Tenn., who helped spread the word to Cane and other pastors. "I had preachers telling me, 'I don't trust him, but I trust you.'"

Much of the money went to Kennard and his family. It bought cruises and more than a dozen cars, including several Cadillacs and Mercedes-Benzes, prosecutors said.

The vehicles, along with Kennard's assets, were seized by the government. Kennard also used the money to pay for the jets and limos he used during his trips to promote his program, according to prosecutors.

Kennard was tried along with his brother, Laboyce, who was charged with conspiracy to launder money. Prosecutors said he received more than $360,000 from his brother.

Laboyce Kennard's attorney, Giles Jones, said Thursday his client was only trying to start his own business and had no knowledge of his brother's church enterprise.

"They want to make a big deal that he stuck his head in the sand," Jones said.

The Kennards' cousin, Jannie Trammel, and stepbrother Alvin Jasper also were indicted but pleaded guilty and testified at Kennard's trial. Lawyer R. Scott Cunningham is charged with money laundering, but will be tried later.

Michael Trost, who was appointed as Kennard's lawyer but became standby counsel when Kennard chose to represent himself, said he believes Kennard intended to help the churches.

"In hindsight, mistakes were made and things weren't done as correctly as they could have been, but that's not a crime," Trost said.

Trammel, who served as Kennard's right-hand and often helped sell the program to preachers, said she was willfully blinded by her charismatic cousin.

"Because of my relation with him, I didn't see those red flags," she testified. "There's no question people were misled."


http://www.justice.gov/usao/gan/press/2005/05-05-05.html

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I saw JESUS!

hello DUDES & DUDETTES,

I'm gonna tell something outta nothing from anything to everything brb with more 'thing' to think and link

Touch not my anointed or is it touch not my 'accounts'

Abuzola is busy booking 72 virgins

i doubt it

Because everybody wants to be their own 'god' and writes their own version of 'bible'

@ Everyone,

Before we go to church this Sunday, prepare your check list [ Fake or Real] ; look at your pastor in the eyes when he says his sermon    and then recall back all his sermons over the years  one more thing, don't forget to have a 'prosperity chats' with the church finance committee try your best to convince them that you are interested to become their stakeholder

Natural disaster is part of nature. Happens anywhere anytime around the world.

Perhaps he want to create Adeboye's Natural Disaster Fund

'Prosperity Pastors' are everywhere. Fine suits, SUVs and their blings. They even have their own version of Bible (money generator aka family biz). Their sermons got that dollar signS LOL

It is better to tattoo The Lord's Prayer in your heart

KunleOshob:

@kx
It makes more sense to start a church under the RCCG umbrella since it is already a well known brand and with a little marketing effort customers would start flowing in, but with starting a new church attracting members might be a bit of a challenge. Only problem is that you would have to pay royalty [100% of tithes collected] to the RCCG franchise owners.this would basically reduce your profits but the bright side is that a few years down the line when you become popular you can dump the RCCG brand a start up your own brand with the clients you would have acquired using the RCCG brand like Pastor Bakare and pastor Rapu did when they left RCCG to start there own brands.

Joagbaje:

The prayer is for babies, It is not for a born again mature man. It was taught to jewish people who were not born again. So I can say to a great extent it is not a Christian prayer. Even though it containts great principles . Using the phrase let you will be done is like saying "What will be will be" But what will be will not be until you do something about your faith.  The will of God is not suppposed to be a mysterious thing to you. You have the holyghost and you are supposed to know his will, not only that , you are responsible to make his will come to pass in your life. The will of God does not always come to pass until you cooperate with God .

Your statement is too arrogant. As God's children we are supposed to pray and do things according to His way, not ours. The Holy Spirit belongs to God, keep that in mind. We can't hi-jacked the 'holy ghost'   

It's better to pray like a child (kids are sincere in their prayers) than to pray like crook

I didn't know religion forum becomes a ban center

Superhuman what

Seems to me today's new breed churches are 'business oriented' than Christ centered.

amen!

Wow! Adeboye's biz is booming lol

Weekdays' sin + weekend's sin = SIN

To trust a pastor in fine suits is like trusting a mouse with a cheese lol

Self made 'commandment'? LOL